Voters here in the United States welcome to World News America On Pbs and around the globe. Tonight were focusing on democracy, as israel holds its fifth round of elections in four years and Benjamin Netanyahu may be on the verge of a comeback, while in Braziljair Bolsonaro still hasnt conceded that he narrowly lost the presidency to lula da silva. And here in the us, its a week to go until the midterm elections, and in the state of arizona, which donald trump narrowly lost in 2020, republican candidates running for state wide office wont admit that mr trump was defeated. Our north america correspondent John Sudworth reports from arizona. Arizonas rugged landscapes speak to its place on americas old wild west frontier. Today, though, it is the politics that is wild. Some of the most corrupt elections weve ever seen. With the state at the vanguard of the republican partys stolen election claim. Youre across the pond and you think you know about our election. Let mejust tell you. The aud
interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3%, as the bank of england tries to control inflation. it s the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began, over a century ago. our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it is the biggest interest rate rise in a third of a century. the cost of living has been rising at its fastest rate for a0 years for global reasons but the bank of england is trying to prevent runaway inflation from becoming embedded in the domestic economy. these are big changes, they have a real impact on people s lives, so why are we doing it? and why are we doing it now when so many people are already struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? quite simply we are increasing the bank rate bec